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Oconee County police blotter

Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents:

Burglary: On March 24, a burglar alarm sounded at 2:23 a.m. at Chandlee Jewelers on Epps Bridge Parkway. When deputies Lisa Price and Timothy Kirkham arrived they found the glass front door broken and the store's two glass jewelry cases had been smashed. A store official arrived and determined 18 watches - Accutron, Tissot, Omega and Bertolucci - valued at $10,000 were stolen from one case. Stolen from the second case were 80 watches - Bulova and Citizens - valued at $15,000. Damage to the door and cases was estimated at $4,800. Lt. David Kilpatrick said the store did not have a video camera, so investigators are looking at other possibilities for evidence. "I think there were probably at least two (thieves), but right now we don't have a clue," he said. The thieves also took whatever instrument they used to break the glass and cases. Investigators Dale Brown and Jay Higgins have been assigned the case.

Damage: On March 21, deputy William Evans was dispatched to a home on Aiken Road, Bogart, where the owner showed him where someone knocked out the window in his 1994 GMC Jimmy, which was parked in his yard.

Assault: On March 21, deputy Pat Holl met with a woman at the sheriff's office, who reported that her daughter was assaulted at Oconee County High School earlier in the week. The woman said the assault happened soon after she dropped off her 15-year-old daughter at school. The girl was involved in a dispute over a boy with a 16-year-old girl. A friend of the older girl assaulted the victim. The assault was stopped by school officials and both girls in the actual fight were suspended. The victim's mother said she saw the girls bragged about the assault on a MySpace page and said they would do it again.

Assault: On March 22, deputy Robert Elder was dispatched to Pinewood Mobile Home Park on Old Epps Bridge Road. A man said after his wife was released from jail she came to the house to see their children. The husband said she pushed her way into the mobile home, then "football tackled" him to the floor. She went to the bedroom, but when she saw him calling police, she fled the house. She was no where to be found when Elder arrived.

Burglary: On March 22, deputy Laura Teet was dispatched to Lenru Road, Bogart where someone had burglarized a home and removed copper wiring. The backdoor was pried open and copper tubing also was removed from a propane tank.

Arrest: On March 22, deputy Laura Teet and Sgt. Paul Maxey responded to a dispute on Osborne Road, where someone was throwing property out of a house and an assault had occurred. Maxey arrived and spoke to a man sitting on the front porch steps. The man said his sister and his wife got into a fight. Teet spoke with the man's sister, Brenda Kennedy Alley, who called her sister-in-law a derogatory name and admitted to assaulting her. In the yard, Teet found several items such as makeup, perfume, shoes and clothes. Alley said her brother and his family had moved in with her, but now she wanted them out. During the fight, a 10-year-old boy tried to intervene in the scuffle between his mother and aunt. Alley, 47, was arrested for simple battery, cruelty to children and disorderly conduct. She also was wanted on a charge from Clarke County.

Dispute: On March 22, deputy Michael Taylor was dispatched to Sweetwater Circle, where some people said four teenagers who lived on White Oak Drive came over in a red Ford Explorer and threatened them with bodily harm.

Arrest: On March 23, deputy Marvin Williams was dispatched to North Burson Avenue, Bogart where a woman said Richard Youngblood, 21, of Burson Avenue had borrowed her car two days earlier and did not return it. She said she wanted to prosecute him. Later, Youngblood called to say where the car could be found and when Williams arrived, the suspect was not there. However, Youngblood soon arrived in another car at which point he was arrested for theft of a motor vehicle.

Arrest: On March 23, deputy James Hale was dispatched to a home on Moreland Heights Road, where a woman said she went to Jessie James Ambrose's trailer to get a set of keys Ambrose had borrowed from her boyfriend. She said Ambrose swore at her, then slapped her across the face, which knocked her to the floor. Ambrose, 48, was arrested for simple battery.

Arrest: On March 24, deputy David Gilstrap was running radar on Georgia Highway 316 when he saw a passing van with three men in the front seat. He stopped the van and saw the middle passenger was seated on a paint can, which is illegal. Francisco Ostimatrinez was arrested for being an unlicensed driver and operating an unsafe vehicle.

Theft: On March 24, deputy Chad Parr met with an Oconee County High School student who said someone stole $300 from his truck between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The truck showed no signs of forced entry. The student said two friends know the pass code to unlock the door.

Theft: On March 24, deputy Kip Thomas met with three loss-prevention officers at The Home Depot on Epps Bridge Parkway. The officers said they had been investigating a theft scheme at the store that involved three men, two of whom now are in custody in Gwinnett County for a similar theft at a store there. On March 6, the officers said a man entered the Oconee store and began filling two carts with identical items. The man paid for the items in one cart but left the other sitting in the store. In the parking lot, he gave the receipt to one of two other men, who then entered the store. The man with the receipt bought a small item and then grabbed the other cart and walked out. The third man took the cart back into the store and used the original receipt to return the items in the cart. The two Atlanta men in custody, Ray Robinson and Anderson Watson, are suspected of similar thefts in Georgia, Alabama and Florida.

Theft: On March 24, deputy Shawn Burns met with a representative from Club Estates subdivision who said someone stripped almost all the copper wiring from a new clubhouse that is under construction. A resident said he saw a white truck drive off on Georgia Highway 53 toward Barrow County.

Burglary: On March 24, deputy Kip Thomas met with a Rankin Road resident who said someone stole an Xbox video game system and 15 games from her home between March 18 and March 24.

Arrest: On March 24, deputy Scott Underwood arrested Grayson C. Bugg, 44, of Barnett Ridge, Athens, after a domestic dispute at his home. Bugg was charged with simple battery, cruelty to children and obstructing a law enforcement officer.

The Watkinsville Police Department reported the following incidents:

Wreck: On March 17, police responded to a two-car wreck on Experiment Station Road near the Oconee County Library. No one was injured, but Ellen C. McClure, 17, of Castle Drive was cited for following too closely.

Wreck: On March 19, police were dispatched to a two-vehicle wreck on Whitehall Road at Village Circle. No one was injured, but Beth Hughes, 21, of Mars Hill Road was cited for following too closely.

Theft: On March 21, a man reported the theft of his 2006 Coachman "Spirit of America" camper-trailer from a lot at 7 North Main St. The camper is white with burgundy and blue trim and valued at $19,000.

The Oconee County Fire Department responded to the following incidents: